Events will range from an anime/manga discussion and an aspiring comic book artist forum with a representative from local comic book publishing company Antarctic Press to various gaming demonstrations.

Events kick off 10 a.m. Saturday with the anime gathering and then the comic artist event at 1 p.m.

Sunday will be a daylong gamers meet and greet starting at noon where gamers can get some info on new games, play some of those games, participate in product demonstrations and circulate with others in the local gaming community.

I remember the first time I went to Dragon’s Lair I was about 12 and it was called Excalibur Comics. I think it was one of the first times I visited a comic book store other than The Dungeon and Comic Quest.

I was pretty new to collecting comics and at the time did not even know there were other comic book stores in town. So I was quite excited and spent my $15 allowance all in one pop. Of course back then comics were still less than a dollar. So the $15 went far.

What’s more was that, during that visit, I found for the first time that there were other Japanese cartoons to watch other than “Robotech,” as the store had dozens of anime titles.

Cool times.

Anyway, congrats to the crew over at Dragon’s Lair for their 21 years in the local comic book and gaming community.